A dry cough can be a symptom of many diseases, including cancer, however it does not mean you have cancer. A cough that does not resolve should undergo evaluation by your physician.Most patients will first undergo an evaluation for allergic and sinus disease.he most common symptoms of lung cancer are: 1  A cough that does not go away. 2  Chest pain, often made worse by deep breathing, coughing or laughing. 3  Hoarseness. 4  Weight loss and loss of appetite. 5  Coughing up bloody or rust-colored sputum. 6  Shortness of breath. 7  Fatigue.
OCALA, Florida (CNN) -- Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for three misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns -- the maximum requested by federal prosecutors.
Wesley Snipes has moved from prison to house arrest. TMZ reports that the Federal Bureau of Prisons says Snipes was released on April 2 and transferred to the New York Community Corrections Office, which will oversee his home confinement, due to end on July 19. Snipes, 50, was convicted of three misdemeanor counts back in 2008 for failing to file tax returns from 1999-2001. During the three-year period, Snipes cheated the government out of $7 million, reports New York's Daily News.